UFC 142 Preview & Predictions: The Prelims

Over the course of the next five days, I’ll be previewing the complete UFC 142 card with one fight per day. I encourage you to voice your opinion and make your own predictions in the comments.

Today, we’ll start off with a quick look at the preliminary card fights, followed later this evening by our first in-depth prediction on one of the main card fights.

UFC 142: PRELIMINARY CARD PREDICTIONS

Sam Stout d. Thiago Tavares by KO: Tavares doesn’t have the greatest chin the world, and that’s a recipe for disaster when facing a power puncher like Stout.

Gabriel Gonzaga d. Ednaldo Oliveira by decision: Gonzaga makes his return to the promotion after going 1-0 on the indie ciruit. Oliveira accrued a nice record outside of the UFC, but he’s never faced anyone remotely as dangerous as Gonzaga can be.

Michihiro Omigawa d. Yuri Alcantara by decision: Omigawa has looked less than stellar since returning to the UFC, but he’s got enough to stifle Alcantara and win a decision.

Mike Pyle d. Ricardo Funch by decision: Pyle’s veteran craftiness should be enough to help him spoil Funch’s return to the UFC.

Antonio Carvalho d. Felipe Arantes by TKO: Shooto veteran Carvalho finally makes his UFC debut. He’s got enough power and I suspect he’ll catch Arantes at some point in the first two rounds.